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When opting to have a car imported, a lot of hard work comes at the start of the whole process. However, you also have to invest some time and effort in preparing for the steps involved in receiving your purchased car.

Below are some tips on how to prepare before you receive your imported vehicle:

Coordinate regularly with your import and/or shipping company. Get in touch with the company’s representative to receive important updates regarding your purchased vehicle. Verify if it will arrive at the agreed upon port and remind them to inform you immediately if they are expecting any delays. Most import and export and shipping companies provide an online tool or mobile app customers can use to track their order. Don’t forget to use this as well. Of course, make sure the import and/or shipping company gives you details about the date and time your car is expected to arrive.

Double-check all the requirements you need to claim your imported car. Make sure you have all the required paperwork for customs. These documents usually include the original bill of lading, bill of sale, and proper foreign registration. Don’t forget to check the custom’s website every now and then to see if there are any new forms that you may have to complete and submit or other requirements.

Prepare for all the expenses. Although you may already have paid a lot during the initial shopping and importing process, you will still have to pay some fees when your car arrives. Make sure you have the budget for this and some additional money to cover any unexpected additional charges. The last thing you want is to suddenly scrimmage for some money or even have a hard time coming up with the amount you need when claiming your car.

Consider hiring a customs broker to handle the process for you. If you don’t have the time to do all the work that comes with preparing to receive your imported vehicle, you can always hire a customs broker to do this. Although you will have to pay extra for this service, you can avoid a lot of mistakes when you work with a customs broker. Providers of this service will check all the required documents you have to ensure there will be no delays at customs. They will also already know the fees that come with getting your car so you don’t have to do any additional research or guesswork.

Running an auto dealership is becoming that much tougher by the day. This is so because there are many more functional areas that need to be taken care of such as, inventory, sales, marketing and customer service. With intense competition people who run auto dealerships are facing the heat, so to speak, these days. Fortunately for them there is a variety of automotive software that is available nowadays. Auto dealer management software can reduce the burden and increase efficiency to a major extent. There are many tasks which have got easier thanks to the advent of this type of software.With the coming in of automotive software tasks such as storing and manual recording can now be totally avoided. Similarly the software also allows for better control over the inventory, with all the information available to the top management, literally at the click of a button.

This software can be used by both used car as well as new car dealerships. Several types of data can be stored and then retrieved by the software. This helps in keeping track of a whole host of information such as the detailed expense tracking, purchase price of a vehicle and information on the past inventories, to mention only some.Automotive software is not difficult to find with plenty of software vendors dealing with the product. A little bit of online search is all that you need to do in order to find someone selling this product. Shopping around is the key when it comes to purchasing this software package. There is no such thing as the perfect or right automotive software. You have several options with this program to help you customize it to suit your needs. This is because not all auto dealerships are the same and for this not all their needs are the same. Although there are a lot of readymade software packages available, not all of them will suit your needs.

You have a wide selection of programming companies who are more than ready to help you personalize your program.There is literally hundreds of leading software companies which can help you with customizing automotive software. These companies will generally undertake a detailed study of your automobile dealership and thoroughly analyze the various systems and procedures. They will then go about the process of developing the right kind of software for your dealership. These companies will also train your staff on using such software. Generally speaking the automotive management software that is available these days is very user friendly.

Almost any one in an automobile dealership can work on the software very easily. In fact this is one of the reasons why more and more people are going in for such software.While purchasing automotive software you should always check for certain features such as an interface with sales, which are important for an auto dealership. You should also make sure that there is a feature that keeps track of the photos of vehicles apart from the details about the price of particular vehicles. All these factors need to be kept in mind when you are going in for such software for your auto dealership.

Winter is a difficult season to drive in. There are so many factors that you have to think about including the snow or moisture on the road, the temperature of the road and the temperature your tyres can handle.

The first thing to remember when driving in extremely cold temperatures is to drive as slowly as you can without obstructing traffic. The roads might be slippery and treading on the tyres won’t grip as easily because of the lack of friction.

When you are approaching any inclines, don’t speed up or slow down. Try to use the momentum to get the car up the hill. The frictionless surface doesn’t allow gripping and you could spin out potentially causing accidents. You should also try to avoid stopping on hills as it is more challenging to get the car moving again.

When going down any inclines try to keep your speed slow. The gravity is already pulling you down which makes stopping slightly more difficult. Apply the brakes as soon as you start descending downhill.

Spinning is common in cold weather conditions. If you happen to spin out of control and skid then make sure that you take your foot off the throttle. Gently pull the wheel in the opposite direction of which the car is spinning. Sharp movements will damage the tyres and your brakes. It is important to stay calm if this happens.

Do not take a corner very sharply. Slow down progressively and then gently take the corner. Remember that you should not push the brakes whilst you are turning as it causes brake wear and reduces their lifespan. Slowing down to turn into another road will prevent you from slipping into the other lane.

During the winter season you have to make sure that you have the correct fitments and parts. You also have to make sure that the windscreen is clear from any frost or mist when you start to drive. To remove frost, you can pour regular tap water over it and allow it to reach the temperature of the air. Frost usually accumulates overnight and by the time it reaches morning, it is slightly warmer. Therefore pouring the tap water over your car should not freeze the windscreen.

Preventing possible shattering of the brake discs is what will keep you from spinning uncontrollably. Therefore getting the brakes checked regularly is advisable during this time of the year.

Your options are repairing it and reusing it. Many a time this is not possible. In such cases, you can sell your car to an auto-dismantler. An auto-dismantler recycles the car for repairing other cars, selling used parts, etc.

An auto-dismantler removes all the functional and non-functional parts from a car. It also removes various fluids. The metallic portion that remains is crushed into a small piece and shred into pieces.

Recycling of wrecked cars has become a lucrative business option because the number of users of recycled car parts has increased.

Reasons for users of recycled car parts increasing:

• They are nearly half the price when compared to new parts.
• Manufacturers of car parts make these parts so that they are durable. This ensures that these parts last even after the car reaches its end-of-life.
• Used car parts have a good fit as they have been detached from original vehicles.
• Used car parts market caters to a wide range of cars.
• For cars whose models have been discontinued, the only option to look for spare parts is used car market.
• Vintage cars can find their spares in the used car market.

Besides these benefits, an auto-dismantler benefits the environment also. Imagine if cars were not dismantled and reduced in size, how much of waste we would generate? Cars also contain various hazardous and non-hazardous fluids which can impact the environment adversely.

Let us see what service an auto-dismantler provides to the environment:

1. Recycling of parts:

Various parts are removed from the car. Those that are intact are sold ‘as is’ in the market. Those that can be repaired are restored and sold. Others that cannot be reused as functional parts are used in other applications. This reduces wastage and saves landfill. It also conserves our natural resources by reducing the need to manufacture new parts.

2. Recycling fluids:

A car contains many fluids such as coolant, brake fluid, transmission fluid, etc. Some of these fluids are recycled and can be reused. While some other fluids can be converted into fuels, etc. and reused. This is beneficial to the environment because some of these fluids contain harmful chemicals. If they are released into the earth, they can be detrimental to the health of animals, aquatic creatures, and humans. Some fluids are inflammable and so cannot be released into the environment.

3. Recycling Steel:

Steel is required for a variety of applications. But its manufacture uses up valuable natural resources. Therefore, recycling steel reduces the need to manufacture fresh steel positively impacting the environment.

Hence, we see that dismantling and recycling a car is beneficial in numerous ways.